Historical Sports Illustrations

Vintage illustrations depicting various sports, including horse racing and football, from the 19th century, capturing energetic scenes and historical moments.

Print, Holiday in Camp - Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball"; After Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 27.4 × 39 cm (10 13/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Wrestler at a competition in Osaka, 1868, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century print, exact original date unknown, Asia

John C Heenan - Prizefighter knocking his opponent off his feet in the ring. 1860

El Espartero (Manuel Garcia Cuesta - 1866-1854) Spanish bullfighter gored to death in the Madrid bullring by Perdigon, a bull from the Miura herd. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 11 June 1894. Spain, Spanish Sport, Spectacle, Entertainment

Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester Chester Racecourse with 'Cardinal Puff' Winning the Tradesman's Plate, 1839, William Tasker, 1808-1852, British

SKETCHES AT THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH, GLASGOW, 1872 engraving

A dressage arena with gentlemen and their horses rehearsing tourney exercises in front of an audience. Etching by C. Parrocel.

Description of a boxing match between Ward and Quirk Date: 1812

England versus Scotland. Played at the West of Scotland Cricket Club, near Glasgow. England beat Scotland 5 - 2. 1872

Engraving showing several boys exercising in the public gymnasium on Primrose Hill, London, in 1899. Date: 13 September 1890

A trotting race with sulky. Date: 1914

Skaters on a speed, unknown, c. 1880 - c. 1930 drawing In the background are ships along a decorated quay. paper. ink. pencil pen skates (winter sports)

Fantasia, traditional equestrian sport in the Maghreb, especially in Morocco, wood engraving, 1880

Goal 1882 print by Thomas Hemy of goalscoring in a Victorian football match with a crowd of schoolboys cheering on the play.

Pacing for a Grand Purse Currier & Ives (Active 1857-1907 American) Color Lithograph Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Skaters on a frozen lake, Retiro park, Madrid, Spain, from a sketch by J de Ribelles, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 412, Volume XVII, January 17-24, 1851.

Series Horse Dressage in the Circus, Panneau Riding, Acrobat on a White Horse, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c....

Mounted sportsmen.. Prints. 1817-04-01. George Arents Collection. Sports in art, Sports , Great Britain

Public wrestling competition at Bern, Jean François Janinet, After Marquard Wocher, 1770 - 1814 print etching wrestling (sport) Bern

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE

Engraving showing the scene as an Harrow cricketer retrieves the ball from the spectators area, at the Eton vs. Harrow cricket match of 1872. Schoolboys, in their characteristic top hats, can be seen amongst the crowd of spectators. Date: 1872

'Olympic Games', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Charles Hunt, 1803-1877, British, One of a set of four: Leamington Grand Steeple Chase ... 1837. Plate 1. Capt. Beecher on Vivian .., 1837. Hand-colored aquatint.

Skating Competition for Woman in Leeuwarden, 1805, Jacob Ernst Marcus, After Aldert Jacob van der Poort, 1805 - 1807 print View of the ice rink on the Stadsgracht in Leeuwarden, on which a competition is driven between two female skaters, watched by a large crowd of spectators. Amsterdam paper etching skates (winter sports) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.)). windmill Leeuwarden

Doncaster Race for the Great St Legder Stakes, famous horse racing in England, 1839, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4913407

Punch Sends Them Sprawling, Victorian Sports

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at bareknuckle boxers during a fight. Death and the Pugilists. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen from The British Dance of Death, Hodgson, London, 1823.

Girls from the North London Collegiate School swing around in a gymnasium. 1882

Jockeys in the Rain Edgar Degas (1834-1917 French) Glasgow City Art Museum & Galleries, Scotland

Japan people sports fencing school engraving circa 1870,

Winter A Skating Scene Published 1868 United States. Wood engraving on ivory wove paper . Winslow Homer

Course de Gentlemen, Avant Le Depart, The Gentlemen's Race, before the start, Edgar Degas, 1862,

Sledging race.

Skating.. Proofs, Cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Winter, Clothing & dress, Ice skating

Face in the screen and gymnastics hall of the student group Olympia, Philippus Anthonius Alexander Kanne, after Willem Cornelis van Dijk, 1843 - 1872 print On the left are two figures on the screens. Two men watch on the right. In space are sports attributes such as weights, a balance bar and rings. Under the print an assignment to the mayor of Utrecht. print maker: Netherlandsafter design by: Utrechtprinter: Utrecht paper athletics, gymnastics (+ organization, club (sports, games, etc.)). sabre (~ fencing) Utrecht

Pugilists, Gladiators in Ancient Rome, The History of Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Italy, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Europe

Throw Home, Baseball

THE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION COMPETITION AT ST. JAMES'S HALL

STEEPLE CHASING

The races at Longchamps, 1886, by Jean Beraud (1849-1935).

A Race for Blood - Horse Race, circa 1890

Epsom Races: Preparing to Start, James Pollard, 1792-1867, British, 1834 to 1835, Oil on canvas, Support (PTG): 12 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches (30.8 x 47.3 cm), costume, equestrian, jockeys, recreation, sporting art, Victorian, England, Epsom, Europe, Surrey, United Kingdom

Jump with snowshoes, ski, Norway, 1885 / Sprung mit Schneeschuhen, Ski, Norwegen, 1885, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Between these two my heart balances ", Petrus van Geldorp, 1897 paper political caricatures and satires. skates (winter sports)

Doncaster Race for the Great St Legder Stakes, famous horse race in England, 1839, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century.

Illustration showing Boys doing gymnastics. From Edmund Routledge Every Boy's Book, London, 1868.

Skaters and sledding on the ice.

Horse racing in France, early 19th century

Series Horse Dressage in the Circus, Pas de deux on Unsaddled Horses, Two Artists on Horses at Acrobatic Digital Restored Reproduction of a Liebig Col...

Horses and jockeys racing at Ascot Heath in front of fashionable crowds. Thoroughbred race at the Ascot racecourse, Berkshire, circa 1830. Gentlemen betting, women watching from carriages, Waterloo Tavern tents selling beverages. Color print after an engraved illustration by James Pollard in Ralph Nevills Old Sporting Prints, The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908.

Competition of rowing clubs on the Bois de Boulogne lake in the west of Paris, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original ...

Horse Track (Course de Chevaux) 1872 Edouard Manet (1832-1883/French)

Hand fighting ./france/allemagne.

Series Horse Dressage in the Circus, Panneau Riding, Acrobat on a White Horse, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Cartoon depicting a game of lawn tennis. Illustrated by George du Maurier (1834-1896) a Franco-British cartoonist and author. Dated 19th century

Color print by Ludwig Koch depicting a horse contest, created in 1913, showing competing horses and riders on a racetrack.

Bullfight incident, Arles, France, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle

St Albans Grand Steeple Chase on 8 March, 1832, a famous horse race over cross country tracks in England from 1830 to 1839, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Moving riders; Equestrian formations; Parte delle figure dei caroselli, festa a cavallo per le augusto nozze s.c.m .. Riders in motion. Fifth print of a series of prints with equestrian formations belonging to the carousel riding, raised during the marriage of Leopold I with Margaretha Theresia of Spain.

Epsom Races: The Betting Post Signed and dated, black paint, lower left: "J Pollard | 1834", James Pollard, 1792-1867, British

Doncaster Race for the Great St Legder Stakes, famous horse racing in England, 1839, historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century template, Record Date Not Stated 1f-4913408

European medieval history. Tournament. Two contenders on horseback figthing with lances. Chromolithography. La Civilizacion (The Civilization), volume III, 1882.

Detail from the games. Pompa circensis, was the procession that preceded the official games (ludi) held in the circus as part of religious festivals. The young nobiles who led the parade on horseback. Engraving. (Later colouration). Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

A pair of bruisers slug it out with their bare fists while a genteel crowd watches the action Date: circa 1840

BILLIARDS, 1870

A wonderful picture of the match between the sides at Brighton, with many of the top players of past and present, including Alfred Mynn, Felix, Wisden and Wenman (batting). Date: circa 1840

Greece. Olympic Games. Ancient foot race "hoplitodromos". Competitors to run wearing the helmet and shield. Engraving, 19th century.

SPORT IN KASHMIR: IBEX SHOOTING, A SUCCESSFUL STALK, 1881

Lawn Tennis by Hy Sandham, lithograph

Netherlands, Game on the tightrope, verso - stamped, Board game with a large representation of a group of tightrope walkers walking on a rope above a river. In the bottom margin the rules of the game in letterpress., print, folk print, gameboard, playing board, prints, folk prints, height 439 mm, width 341 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1870 - 1899, paper, color lithography (process), letterpress printing, print maker, printmaker

Jump with snowshoes, ski, Norway, 1885, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century painting, Europe

Charles Hunt, 1803-1877, British, Racing: Grand Stand, Goodwood (Coming in for the Gold Cup-1838), 1838. Aquatint, hand-colored.

George De Long (USA), in his ship 'Jeanette', proved that the Arctic Sea ice is moved by ocean currents. Running the sledges downhill. Date: 1879 - 81

Beautiful planter. // 1906. Sports calendar. May / The Polo / Workout Part on the Bagatelle Field

Bicycle tournament with spear at Liverpool, United Kingdom, illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LIV, May 1, 1869. Digitally colorized image.

The international swimming match at Long Branch, featuring Messrs. J. B. Johnson and Andrew Trautz, with the contestants going out for practice., 1874-09-12. The image includes elements related to beaches, men, clothing & dress, and bathing suits from New Jersey, Long Branch, prior to 1899. It depicts swimmers and wading activities in Long Branch, presented in wood engraving. The bottom right corner of the image is torn

Competition of rowing clubs on the Bois de Boulogne lake in the west of Paris, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

''The Newmarket October Meeting -- Racing in Wind and Rain; rain on the Course', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.

. Rider to the left, let his horse travers to the right. Print of a series of two prints with riders who train their horses.

Snowshoeing , Snowshoeing, Snow. Louis Prang & Company Collection

Snowshoeing , Snowshoeing, Snow. Louis Prang & Company Collection

Achilles with legers. / Mack running at the French camp. (IT)

Ice Skating on a frozen pond, circa 1885

John Harris, 1811-1865, British, Fores's National Sports: Racing - Returning to Weigh, 1866. Aquatint, hand-colored.

The English races and jockey; Meijer's prints. Leaf with 9 performances of jockey's on horseback. Numbered at the top right: No. 96.

Charles Hunt, 1803-1877, British, Doncaster Great St Leger, 1839. The Dead Heat Between Charles XII and Euclid, 1840. Aquatint, hand-colored.

Photo production of a painting, representing Frithiof skates on the ice with a horse sled behind it, Friedrich Bruckmann, after Knut Ekwall, c. 1874 - c. 1884 photograph photographic support albumen print skates (winter sports). sledge, sleigh (winter sports)

The opening ceremony, entry of bull fighters into the bull ring at Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico , Bullrings, Bullfighters, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Skating competition, Willem Troost (II), 1855 print Skating competition for couples organized by the ice club in Leeuwarden on February 22, 1855. On the left De Oldehove. The Hague paper skates (winter sports) (+ the contest (sports, games, etc.)) Leeuwarden

Boys Games. / Les Jeux des Garçons, Erve Wijsmuller, 1842 - 1900 print Leaf with 12 performances of playing boys. They play with hoops, stilts, arrow and arch and skating. Under each performance a caption in Dutch and French. Numbered in the middle: N. 19. Turnwood paper letterpress printing children's games and plays. games using special objects (marbles, top, hoop, etc.). skates (winter sports). (walking on) stilts

Cricket played by the Gentlemens Club, Whiteconduit House, Robert Dighton, 1752-1814, British, 1784, Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor, Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm) and Frame: 7 11/16 × 9 1/4 × 5/16 inches (19.6 × 23.5 × 0.8 cm), club (association), cricket, games, genre subject, gentlemen, leisure, sporting art, England, Europe, Islington, Islington, London, United Kingdom

Indians attacking stage-coach

A colour illustration of a fast pace sledge race on a winter morning. Date: 01/12/1935

Sport for Waspish Waistlines. Belle of the roller rink -- takes time out to scrutinize the gallery for the gallant who tossed her the rose whilst rolling along. She is dressed in the height of fashions - which strange as it may seem, does not interfere with her facility on wheels. February 11, 1940. (Photo by Hans Schoenfeld, Camera Features).

John Harris, 1811-1865, British, Fores's National Sports: Racing - The Run In, 1866. Aquatint, hand-colored.

Wrestlers. Attributed to Adolfo Farsari, photographer (American, 1841 - 1898) about 1875-1890s View of a sumo wrestling match, with a "gyoji" or referee standing between two wrestlers who are about to engage. Spectators sit around the stage. (Recto, print) lower left, printed in the negative: "186 WRESTLERS"; (Recto, mount) lower center, in black ink: "Japan";

Int Exhibition: Fishing and Horses Sports / Scheveningen Netherlands June-October 1892, 1892 print. poster A poster of the international sports, fishing and horse exhibition in Scheveningen June-October 1892. The Dutch Virgin with a banner was sitting on a prancing horse. In the foreground attributes of equestrian sport and other sports, a bicycle and an eel trap. In the background the Kurhaus and on the right the exhibition building on the then Gevers Deynootplein. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Haarlem paper (annual) fair, trade fair. sports, etc. on land. antique types of bicycles Scheveningen

Tournament at Munich, Germany, in the year 1500, knights' games, knights' tournament, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th cen...

Edgar Degas, The Races, 1871 1872 The Races

Woman Riding Bareback on Horse, Circus Performance, Woodcut, 19th Century

Royal Indian Court Polo Scenes (Jaipur Rajasthan Desert, India) Artist Unknown (Indian) Watercolor on silk Chisholm Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida

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